Ezekiel 12:24

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 12:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 12:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For there shall be no more any vain vision, &c.] Or prophecy; such as the false prophets had given out, that the people should be in peace and safety, and not be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon; which they gave heed to, and so encouraged the lying prophets to go on prophesying smooth things; when the prophecies of the true prophets were accomplished, then the false ones were rejected, and their prophecies no more regarded; nor could there be any more a place for them, or a reception of them: nor flattering divination within the house of Israel; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read, “in the midst of the children of Israel”; and so the Targum; but…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“no more . . . vain vision . . . flattering divination--All those false prophets (Lam 2:14), who "flattered" the people with promises of peace and safety, shall be detected and confounded by the event itself.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“As in Ezekiel 7:0, the nearness of the judgment is foretold. Ezekiel 12:22 The land of Israel - is put generally for the land where the children of Israel dwelt, whether at home, or in exile. There was prevalent a disregard for the true prophets, which is ever followed by a recognition of the false. First, the true prophet is rejected because it is thought that his prophecies fail. Then men persuade themselves that if the prophecy be true it respects some distant time, and that the men of the present generation need not disturb themselves about it. Compare Jeremiah 1:11; Amos 6:3; Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:4. Against both these delusions Ezekiel is commissioned to…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 13:23; Kg1 22:11-13, Kg1 22:17; Pro 26:28; Jer 14:13-16, 23:14-29; Lam 2:14; Zac 13:2-4; Rom 16:18; Th1 2:5; Pe2 2:2, Pe2 2:3 Ezekiel 12:25”
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